At 08:50 AM 03/01/2000 -0800, Wes Miller wrote:
>>Tami-Jo Eckley wrote:
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>>> 2. What skills or qualities do you think will be most important for media
>>> librarians in the future?
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>>I think it is very important to develop associations or programs within
>>existing associations (ie ALA) which will offer continuing education
>>programs specifically for media librarians to keep up with internet
>>technologies as well as digital production capabilities, etc. Production
>>and computer technology and internet access are going to continue to blend
>>together more and more and the result will be something completely
>>different than what existed prior to it. (what was that big merger that
>>recently happened.....time warner, aol, etc.)
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>I would suggest that media librrians also look to other associations like
>AECT (Association for Educational Communications and Technology) for
>support. Its members cross a wide variety of lines dealing with technology
>issues in a very broad sense and includes a large group of folks that deal
>with the management of resources (i.e. run media centers that have
>circulation and other library functions). http://www.aect.org
>
>Wes
>
>T. Weston Miller
>Director, Media Resources Center
>Earlham College
>Richmond, IN 47374-4095
>
>Voice: 765-983-1278
>E-Mail: wesm@earlham.edu
>
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Karen C. Driessen, Director Phone: 406-243-2856
Instructional Media Services (MMLAO1) FAX: 406-243-4067
32 Campus Drive #4968 E-mail: karend@selway.umt.edu
The University of Montana
Missoula MT 59812-4968